In addition to college lectures, exams, and projects as a sophomore at the University of Alabama, Abbie Powell, a 2017 graduate of Sequatchie County High School, is part of a national level mock trial team competing around the nation. For more see the February 21 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Initially believing children may have been trapped in a burning mobile home, the Dunlap Volunteer Fire Department (DVFD) reported to a fire off Rankin Avenue on February 18. All occupants of the home were out and safe, said DVD Chief Norman Hatfield, except for a family pet that could not be rescued. For more see…

The Sequatchie County Youth Association will be holding a meeting on Monday, December 4 at Sequatchie County Farm Bureau at 6:00 p.m. Items to be discussed at this meeting will be current business. Anyone wishing to be involved in youth baseball or softball is strongly encouraged to attend any meeting being held. Any input and involvement is greatly appreciated. T48

A Fighting the Giant Cancer Awareness Benefit Concert with gospel recording artists Gary Winningham and Kim Goins will be held Sunday, December 10 at 2:00 p.m. at Mercy Ministries. All donations go toward medical expenses for Pastor Gail Harris who has been fighting breast cancer for over a year. For more information, call 554-3952 or Kathy Lockhart at 949-3238. The church is located at 416 Valley View Drive in Dunlap. T49

The Sequatchie County UT Extension and Family and Community Education members are sponsoring an interactive presentation of Ghost in the Mansion at the Falcon Rest in McMinnville on Tuesday, December 12. Cost of the event, which includes a period style luncheon, is $35 and needs to be paid upon reservation. RSVP by December 4 by calling the Extension office at 949-2611.

The Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency will be distributing USDA commodities to eligible Sequatchie County residents on Friday, December 15, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the SETHRA office in Dunlap. You must have a card to receive commodities on this day. You can call the office at 949-2191 to make an appointment to get a card until Wednesday, December 6, 2017. You must provide proof of income for all household members or proof of category eligibility to get your commodity card.Eligibility will be based on total household income not in excess of the State-established maximum percentage of the poverty line for the appropriate household size or category eligibility. In accordance with federal law and USDA policy, SETHRA is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. T47S48